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ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Coin of Constantine II Caesar

Place CreatedAntioch, Syria, Asia

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial, reign of Constantine I

Date317-330 CE

MediumCopper alloy

Credit LineGift of Dr. Herbert Benario

Dimensions3/4 in., 0.095 oz (1.9 cm, 2.7 g)

Object number1980.030.042

Label TextObverse: D N FL CL CONSTANTINVS NOB C, with laureate and draped bust of Constantine II to left, holding sceptre in right hand and mappa in left hand

Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI CAESS, with nude figure of Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand; to left, captive

Mint Mark: SMANT (Antioch), with S in right field

ProvenanceEx coll. Herbert Benario (1929-2022), Atlanta, Georgia.

Status

Not on view

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